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ArchivesRe: What do you know about Evgenia as a Greek name?
in reply to a message by lucia bombon
Thanks for the kind words, Lucia!
Here is some background info:
There are records of Eugeneia being used in ancient Greece (see the online "Lexicon of Personal Greek Names") whereas Eugenia is more "modern" by greekl standards, i.e. 3rd century :-)
There is also a difference in the accent: eygenIa vs eyGENeia.
Both are legitimate Greek names, though I know several Eugenias but no Eugeneias. The former is pretty popular, and its nameday is on Dec. 24.
The original version (Eugeneia) meant of of "good / noble origin / heritage" (from eu- and genos). In modern greek, eugeneia means "politeness, nobility).
Wikipedia has info on the St Eugenia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Eugenia). Eugenia is also the name of a plant and an asteroid.
Congratulations on your recently-acquired and very Greek-looking bust :-)
Here is some background info:
There are records of Eugeneia being used in ancient Greece (see the online "Lexicon of Personal Greek Names") whereas Eugenia is more "modern" by greekl standards, i.e. 3rd century :-)
There is also a difference in the accent: eygenIa vs eyGENeia.
Both are legitimate Greek names, though I know several Eugenias but no Eugeneias. The former is pretty popular, and its nameday is on Dec. 24.
The original version (Eugeneia) meant of of "good / noble origin / heritage" (from eu- and genos). In modern greek, eugeneia means "politeness, nobility).
Wikipedia has info on the St Eugenia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Eugenia). Eugenia is also the name of a plant and an asteroid.
Congratulations on your recently-acquired and very Greek-looking bust :-)
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